Gillhausen, Rolf
Konrad Adenauer on his campaign train during the 1957 election
Los 4151
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620€ (US$ 667)
Konrad Adenauer on his campaign train during the 1957 election. 1957/printed later. Gelatin silver print. 37 x 24,8 cm (40,5 x 30 cm). Signed by the photographer in pencil on the verso.
Slight buckling in side edges, otherwise in very good condition.
"Joey on my roof, NYC". 1991. Chromogenic print on Kodak Professional paper. 50,5 x 69 cm. Signed, titled and dated editioned 4/25 by the photographer in black ink on the verso.
Nan Goldin's portraits of the transsexual Joey have a special place in her oeuvre. Like the works of Tillmanns and Araki, they are among the icons of 1990s photography. – A few minimal handling marks, otherwise in near excellent condition.
Lit.: Nan Goldin. The Other Side. Edited with David Armstrong and Walter Keller. Zurich 1992, ill. p. 131.
Strategies. Fotografie der neunziger Jahre - Sammlung Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin. Exhibition catalogue, Zurich 200, ill. p. 62.
"Joey in my mirror, Hornstr., Berlin". 1992. Chromogenic print on Kodak Professional paper. 50,5 x 70 cm. Signed, titled, dated and annotated A.P. 2 by the photographer in felt-tip pen on the verso.
In excellent condition.
Lit.: Nan Goldin. The Other Side. Edited with David Armstrong and Walter Keller. Zurich 1992, ill. p. 123.
Elisabeth Sussman (ed.). Nan Goldin. I'll Be Your Mirror. Zurich 1996, ill. p. 339.
"Wengen, die Jungfrau". 1930s. Vintage large-format, brown toned gelatin silver print on heavy chamois paper. 43,5 x 55,5 cm. Signed and titled by the photographer in ink in lower corners.
Slight buckling, stronger in upper and lower edges from paper framing tape on verso, otherwise a strong tonal print in very good condition.
Lit.: Paul Hugger. Das Berner Oberland und seine Fotografen. Thun 1995.
Häusser, Robert
Postwar German architecture: The new main train station, Pforzheim; University, Heidelberg and National Theater, Mannheim
Los 4158
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471€ (US$ 507)
Postwar German architecture: The new main train station, Pforzheim; University, Heidelberg and National Theater, Mannheim. 1950s. 4 vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver prints on Agfa paper. Each circa 17,5 x 23,5 cm. Each with photographer's stamp and 1 also with agency stamp, all annotated/with layout marks in pencil on the verso.
Some traces of previous mounting on the verso, corners bumped, handling creases/marks, one with heavy airbrush painting for publication, otherwise in good condition.
Held, Louis
The dancer Anita Kindermann, National Theater, Weimar
Los 4162
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496€ (US$ 533)
The dancer Anita Kindermann, National Theater, Weimar. Circa 1920. Vintage sepia carbon print. 29 x 41 cm. Mounted to board, photographer's name in red crayon below image on mount; 2 photographer's stamps, archive stamp and annotated in ink on mount verso.
A few surface spots near right edge, a few nicks in edges, a few light surface scuff marks, otherwise a rich tonal print in very good condition.
"Winter Warming in the Bowery". 1952/printed 1992. Gelatin silver print on RC paper. 19,7 x 20 cm (25 x 20 cm). Signed, titled, dated and copyrighted by the artist in ink on the verso.
In excellent condition.
Henle, Fritz
Empire State Building from My Window at the Hotel Americana
Los 4165
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806€ (US$ 867)
"Empire State Building from My Window at the Hotel Americana". 1960/printed 1992. Gelatin silver print on RC paper. 19,7 x 19,4 cm (25,2 x 20,2 cm). Signed, titled, dated and copyrighted by the artist in ink on the verso.
In excellent condition.
Hensky, Herbert
Streetcar platform at night, Berlin
Los 4166
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1.054€ (US$ 1,133)
Streetcar platform at night, Berlin. 1960s. Vintage large-format, semi-glossy gelatin silver print. 49,5 x 59,5 cm. Photographer's/estate stamp on the verso.
From 1925-26 Herbert Hensky completed an apprenticeship as a decorative painter and then attended the School of Arts and Crafts in Berlin. From 1926-1938 he worked as a decorative painter's assistant. In 1932-1933 he became a member of the Arbeiterphotographengruppe, Prenzlauer Berg (Workers' Photographers' Group). He began photographing for the Arbeiter Illustrierte Zeitung. Between 1938-1945 he worked as a photographer in Berlin, mainly for the Aviation Ministry. As of 1945 he worked as a photojournalist for newspapers such as Signum and Freie Welt.
– Some handling marks, a few stronger creases in mid area, otherwise in good condition.
Hensky, Herbert
Der Patriarch von Grünau
Los 4167
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1.612€ (US$ 1,733)
"Der Patriarch von Grünau". 1962. Vintage large-format, semi-glossy gelatin silver print. 48,5 x 38,5 cm. Photographer's stamp, titled in ink, numbers in red crayon and notations in felt-tip pen on the verso.
Some handling marks, a few stronger creases in right edge and mid left, a few backed tears in edges, otherwise in good condition.
Hess, Carry
Portrait of the writer Antonina Vallentin
Los 4168
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496€ (US$ 533)
Portrait of the writer Antonina Vallentin (1893-1957). Circa 1929. Vintage gelatin silver print. 23,8 x 17,8 cm. Photographers' Paris stamp and annotated and layout notes in pencil on the verso.
Antonina Vallentin, née Silberstein, was born in Poland and spent many years in Germany until her emigration in 1929, where she first met the Einsteins, with whom she remained friends the rest of her life. While working in the Foreign Office under Gustav Stresemann, she met the author H. G. Wells and invited him to give a speech on world peace in the Reichstag. In 1929 she married the French politician and writer Julien Luchaire. She wrote several important biographies, including one on the life of Leonardo da Vinci, which was chosen as Book of the Month. A. Einstein wrote the preface of her biography on Stresemann. A. Vallentin mastered four languages and lived as a writer and translator in New York and Paris, where she died in 1957. – Corners slightly bumped, stronger professional retouching in face area, otherwise in good condition.
Lit.: Eckhardt Köhn/Susanne Wartenberg (eds.). Die Fotografinnen Nini und Carry Hess“. Exhibition catalogue Museum Giersch, Frankfurt am Main, Munich 2021.
Photographer: Martin Hesse (1911-1968). Herman Hesse. Circa 1952. 3 vintage gelatin silver prints, 2 later gelatin silver prints. Circa 13 x 17 cm and smaller. Some annotated in pencil and 1 with photographer's stamp on the verso.
In very good condítion.
Photographer unknown. Views of Himalayan mountains. 1920s. 2 hand-colored vintage gelatin silver prints. Each 20 x 49 cm. Each mounted to board.
In very good condition.
"The Kiss, New York, N.Y.". 1968/printed late 1980s. Dye transfer print. 35 x 25 cm (57 x 47,5 cm). Unsigned, printer's stamp on the verso.
In excellent condition.
Horvat, Frank
'Maya' from the series "Vraies semblances"
Los 4173
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1.116€ (US$ 1,200)
'Maya' from the series "Vraies semblances". 1981-1986/printed 2006-08. Dye transfer print. 24 x 35 cm (31 x 40 cm). Unsigned, with printer's stamp on the verso.
In excellent condition with rich, strong colors.
Industrial Photography
Documentation photos of early reinforced concrete construction, Fußach, Bregrenz, Germany
Los 4175
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1.364€ (US$ 1,467)
Photographer unknown. Documentation photos of early reinforced concrete construction, Fußach, Bregrenz, Germany. 1907. 5 vintage gelatin silver prints. Each circa 18 x 13 cm. Each with architect's stamp and annotated in pencil on the verso.
This very unusual series of images documents the construction of one of the first major iron-concrete buildings in Germany. The engineering company Heimbach & Schneider built a water tower in Fußach near Bregenz in 1907. The original photographs are accompanied by an offprint of the magazine "Beton u. Eisen" from October 1907. The Königliche Anatomie in Munich, the first building of its kind, was also built the same year. – A few light traces of use, minimal silvering in edges, otherwise in good condition.
Industrial Photography
Souvenir album Werkstoff-Schau Berlin
Los 4176
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1.240€ (US$ 1,333)
Souvenir album Werkstoff-Schau Berlin. 1927. 30 vintage gelatin silver prints. Each circa 12 x 17 cm. Mounted to card, bound in leather album with silver embossed title Werkstoff-Schau Berlin 1927 with chord binding.
This rare album features the top achievements of the German metal and electrical industry - exhibited in Berlin in 1927. Also featured are Reichspräsident von Hindenburg during his tour along with the leaders of the German metal industry. The album also includes a presentation letter to the presumed owner of the album Dr. Georg Masing (1885-1956), one of the most important inventors and metal experts of his time. – Some with mirroring in edges, otherwise in very good condition.
Industrial Photography
Industrial plant, Texas
Los 4177
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310€ (US$ 333)
Photographer: Doris Martha Weber (1898-1984). Industrial plant, Texas. Late 1940s. Vintage toned gelatin silver print. 47,8 x 37,5 cm.
In 1953 Doris Martha Weber was awarded the "Stuyvesant Peabody Memorial Award for the Greatest Service to Pictorial Photography" by the Photographic Society of America. Five of her industrial images are in the collection of the Smithsonian Institute. – Some light surface rubbing, minimal edge wear, glue residue from outing on verso, otherwise in good condition.
Provenance: The estate of the photographer.
Portrait of a young woman. 1930s. Vintage gelatin silver print. 24 x 18 cm. Mounted to board (slight traces of use), signed by the photographer in pencil below image on mount.
Minimal mirroring in lower edge, otherwise in good condition.
Keetman, Peter
Autobahn Munich-Salzburg and Bad Reichenhall
Los 4180
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1.240€ (US$ 1,333)
Autobahn Munich-Salzburg and Bad Reichenhall. 1950s. 3 vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver prints on Leonar paper. Each circa 18 x 24 cm. 2 with photographer's stamp and 2 signed and annotated by the photographer in pencil as well as layout marks in pencil on the verso.
Some handling marks/creases, traces of previous mounting on the verso, otherwise in good condition.
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